A large brawl which appeared to involve at least a dozen fans broke out at a men’s college basketball game between Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Saint Louis University (SLU) on Tuesday, causing the game to be halted for a number of minutes.

A fight in the stands near the VCU bench caused their game against Saint Louis on Tuesday to be delayed about seven minutes with 1:10 remaining.

Saint Louis University on Wednesday released a statement regarding the fan altercation that delayed the Billikens' men's basketball game against VCU on Tuesday night at Chaifetz Arena.

Tuesday night's Atlantic 10 basketball game between Virginia Commonwealth and Saint Louis was delayed for several minutes after a fight broke out in the stands. The Billikens were leading 69-63 with 1:10 remaining in regulation when fans seated behind the VCU bench were wrestling with each other and fell across several rows of seats and onto the floor.

Several fans were involved in the altercation behind the Rams' bench in the final minutes of the Billikens' victory

A wild scene unfolded toward the end of Saint Louis’ win over VCU on Tuesday night, as a brawl broke out in the stands with just over a minute left in the game.

With just a minute left during the Tuesday, Jan. 28 basketball game between Saint Louis University and Virginia Commonwealth University, a brawl broke out between fans — delaying the game for a full seven minutes, the New York Post reported.

A fight in the stands at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis on Tuesday night delayed the end of a college basketball game between Virginia Commonwealth University and St. Louis University.

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A fight between fans in the stands near the Virginia Commonwealth University bench caused the Rams' Atlantic 10 Conference game with Saint Louis on Tuesday night to be delayed about seven minutes with 1:10 remaining in regulation.